Re: [PATCH] ntldr support

[Nando]

> Agree.
> 
> A 'ntldr' or 'chainloader --ntldr' command is not mandatory. But it is 
'nice to have' because it allows to boot even if the boot
> code (6 
sectors) in the area > behind the PBR is not present for whatever reason. 
See my previsions mail with the test case.
> 


> --
> Regards,
> Christian Franke

I've just checked the 0.97 release and find the ntldr patch is not included. What version of grub2 was the original ntldr.diff patch against??

I would definitely would like to see this implemented. Plenty of ppl out there with "bootmgr is missing" error messages requiring Win7/Vista
bootup into recovery console to correct..This solution would rectify that. Also means could bootup into XP or Win7/Vista with 

separate entries in grub.conf, rather than navigating the Vista bootloader to do it. Eg:

menuentry "XP on /dev/sda1" {		
root (hd0,1)
ntldr /ntldr }

menuentry "Win7 on /dev/sda2" {		

root (hd0,2)
ntldr /bootmgr }

Nando